tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292055992024-03-14T00:00:51.450-04:00The Yoga Shala - Orlando's Ashtanga Yoga SchoolInformation on workshops, classes, and special events at The Yoga Shala in Winter Park, Florida (just outside Orlando).kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.comBlogger422125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-52043919321306050312013-02-04T05:26:00.000-05:002013-02-04T05:26:56.147-05:00Conference notes: February 3, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On Santosha: When you do something bad to others you do not
have Santosha within yourself. People
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“Through practicing asanas, your mind should change. That is the transformation that happens
within you….Then you are a true Ashtanga practitioner, not just bending your
body…Practice should not be just two hours, this practice must be for the whole
day, whole life…Then there will be meaning to your practice.” - Sharath</div>
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A student asked about the closing prayer – if we should only
do on Fridays? Sharath explained we
should do after every practice, everyday.
This prayer is for the whole world, not just for ourselves. Chanting it will help us to always be humble. Mantra is for our well being – that is all. It is not a religion to chant. Yoga has no religion, it is for self
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On teaching yoga to children: In response to a student’s
question about what to start teaching yoga to children Sharath stated we should
start children at 10-11 years. Before
that the body of a child is very tender.
When a child tries to imitate postures we might do in practice, we
should not stop them – allow them to play and imitate, but do not teach them
asanas until they are 10-11.</div>
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On teaching pregnant practitioners: No asana practice during
first trimester. From second trimester
on, a woman can take her regular practice excluding twists. Lots of deep long breaths during asana will
be very good. Also, for women having trouble conceiving they should stop
practice for some time as the heat of this practice can make it difficult for
some women to get pregnant.</div>
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On practice: You should have a proper teacher to lean
asanas. Formally it should come teacher
to student. Practical experience is
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On studying with many teachers: Studying with too many
people will confuse the student. Then
you don’t know what is yoga. Sharath
quoted a statement Guruji often uttered: “If you have two Gurus one student is
dead. If you have two wives one husband
is dead. If you have two doctors one
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“Sadhana is where you
devote yourself to one Guru who gives you the foundation of your spiritual knowledge…Fundamentals
should be strong within you; that only one Guru can give. Then you can go learn from books.” If we have one teacher to devote ourselves
to, we will not get confused by the incoming information from many teachers, we
can stand firm in our knowledge bestowed upon us from our Guru. Once we have a strong foundation from our
Guru, we can go forth and obtain more information from books, but then only we
will not waiver in our beliefs and understanding of what is yoga and how it is
helping us in this life.</div>
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On life distractions that take people away from their
practice: A young practitioner asked if Sharath had advice for those who get
distracted and leave their practice.
Sharath stated that distractions can happen anywhere – but its how we
deal with distractions that matters.
Some get easily distracted and their practice suffers or falls away. We have to make our practice priority, if it
is then no distractions will take us from our practice because it will be of
upmost importance to take practice each day.
Sharath mentioned that not everyone can be so dedicated to their
practice, it takes a certain kind of mindset. </div>
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“Don’t leave your practice! It
will help you judge what is correct, what is not correct….When you go deeper in
your practice, your practice becomes everything.” Ultimately, practice must be
a priority. If a practitioner looks at
their practice like this it will never suffer in spite of the limitless
distractions around us. Sharath noted
that is it not being selfish to make your practice a priority because through
practice we become stabilized so that we can be good for everyone else. </div>
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We must develop this day by day, month by month, year by
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kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0Mysore, Karnataka, India12.2958104 76.63938050000001612.171702400000001 76.478019000000018 12.4199184 76.800742000000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-39250170588448577802013-01-20T09:36:00.000-05:002013-01-20T09:36:38.289-05:00Conference Notes: January 20, 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Conference today was refreshing, uplifting, funny and
educational. Sharath spoke of many
things, took quite a few questions, demonstrated some simple breathing exercise,
spoke of sacrifice, dedication, what is yoga and made time to fit in a few
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One student asked him why there is difference between how
senior teachers who used to study with Guruji many years ago teach and how
things are taught today. Sharath couldn’t
help but laugh and try to explain to this student that yoga isn’t about the postures;
the postures are here to help us stabilize the body and the mind – that is
all. The student continued to ask the
same question over and over because he was not getting the answer that he
wanted…he kept missing the point…yoga is not about the postures, not about how
one so called senior teacher may teach you to raise your arms straight up and
he teaches us to raise our arms to the side…yoga is about coming and taking
practice in order to steady the body and mind…that is all. Again the student asked using an example,
these senior teachers say they learned from Guruji and were allowed to start
second series without having to stand up from backbends, why is it different
now. Sharath stated this is different because
your body must be ready, and if you cannot stand up from backbends the system
is not ready for second series postures; it is not safe, it is not yoga to do
something more advanced simply because you want to, it is important for this
yoga to go deep, to change you and you need time, dedication, surrender for
this to happen. This students
persistence in getting a different answer somewhat annoyed Sharath who finally
explained that just because someone came to Mysore to study for three months
with Guruji in the 1980’s or the 1960’s does not necessarily make them a ‘senior
teacher’ and if these teachers are boasting they teach differently, the way Guruji
used to teach, they too are missing the point of yoga. He briefly mentioned that many so called
senior teachers never learned the asanas correctly, could not themselves do the
postures correctly, and gives students too many postures at one time simply
because they want to be liked or because the student wants them, regardless of
if the student is ready to take them.
This is not yoga. Sharath
explained he teaches the way he does because he wants his students to
understand yoga, the philosophy, the asanas, what it means to do yoga. Perfection of asanas is important to him for
his students because it ensures they have dedicated themselves to allowing this
yoga to go deep, to be more than just movements. It is important because the body must be
ready for postures that come next, and a teacher is doing a student an
injustice giving them many postures, ready or not. Sharath also mentioned that when Guruji was
young, he was a very strict teacher.
Some people, who no longer acknowledge the institute, boast they are
senior teachers, perhaps boast they are better than Sharath, and perhaps are
missing the point of yoga. Sharath
beautifully stated that he does not know everything; there is still so much to
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One student asked Sharath what one is to do if they cannot
afford to come study in India, but want to have and maintain a dedicated
practice. I loved his answer to this
question. We can afford cell phones and
nice meals, nice clothes, etc but we cannot afford yoga? He spoke of so many of his students who make
tremendous sacrifices to come study with him each year, bringing their
children, sacrificing many things to ‘find’ the money to come to India and
study with him b/c they want to learn the truth of what is yoga, they want to
learn this practice properly under his guidance. If so many of these people can do, everyone
can do. So many families coming now brining their
children, uprooting their lives to come learn proper practice, to understand
this yoga, to show their dedication for this practice, this lineage – if parents
can make such tremendous sacrifices and bring their children, it is possible
for anyone to do. He chuckled and
advised someone to skip one meal per day for some time until they saved enough
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Someone asked what they are to do when people speak ill
words about their teacher. Sharath sat
back quietly for a moment and said, “When dogs bark it doesn’t bother the
heavens.” Many people will speak ill words about many things. We are to ignore those people and their
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He spoke of how some people will come to this practice and
it will not help them because they do not want it to, or perhaps are not ready
for it to…It is like giving a diamond to a monkey. He will not understand how precious the gem
is and will use it to play cricket. Some
will come to this practice, will not understand it, and they will use it for
reasons other than for steadiness of mind and body. And this is also the result of someone not
learning the practice correctly. If
someone takes or is given too many postures they are not ready for, it will
have negative effects on the body and mind, it will boast the ego, not soften
it. Thus it is not only important to
truly master a posture so the body has the time to become steady and
comfortable before moving on to the next, it is vital for the mind also.</div>
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One student asked how this practice has changed over the
years, since the early days Guruji was teaching to now. He said the yoga has not changed, not at all. Yoga has been around since the beginning of
time, since the existence of the Vedas.
Yoga has not changed at all, but perhaps some people are trying to
change yoga. Some people today use this
practice for reasons other than what it is intended for – to steady the body
and the mind. Some people use this yoga
to make YouTube videos and get many fans and show people how good they can do
this asana or that asana. This is not
the purpose of yoga. In these ways some
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On the topic of pranayama, Sharath explained pranayama
should not be taught until asana is mastered, as it is stated in the yoga
sutras. Also, someone should not learn
pranayama from a book because it must be learned from teacher to student, and
ONLY when one is ready. Otherwise it can
have very negative effects on one’s mind.
He took time during conference to demonstrate simple alternate nostril
breathing, with no kumbhaka. After demonstration
he instructed everyone to do with him.
He showed correct hand placement, and we each took inhalations through
the left nostril and out the right five times, and then switched inhaling in
the right and out the left five times.
He advised that we not hold the breath but let it flow. This will help us with asana practice, with
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Sharath also spoke of how it is important to be a good
teacher, anyone can do asana well, but one teaching yoga to others must also
learn and teach correctly. It is very
hard because everyone is different, with a different body. We are all humans, but we come from different
places, look different, and we all take to the practice differently. To some Kapotasana will come easy, others
must work for a very long time. The importance
is in working very hard at the asanas for a long time, learning proper method,
and respecting the teachings. If someone
cannot do the posture, the teacher should not give them more just because they
want more. He told a funny story
regarding Ramesh, Guruji’s son who passed many years ago. Sharath so lovingly spoke of how Ramesh was
so dedicated to this practice, the teachings, teaching yoga. He was a very spiritual man and very
dedicated to teaching correct method.
Guruji was a very strict teacher back then and so Ramesh taught as
Guruji taught him. There was an Indian
student who wanted new asanas everyday!
One day Ramesh was teaching and this fellow told Ramesh he wanted
another postures. Ramesh knew that this
student was not ready for any new postures (both his mind and his body), and he
would not go against Guruji and give him the next asana. Instead he said he was going to give this
student a very special posture, Rangasana.
He instructed the student to lie on his side with his hand holding his
head, then do the other side, and repeat five times. The student was very excited to get a new
posture. Guruji comes in and asks this
student what he is doing, and he tells Guruji that Ramesh gave him
Rangasana. Guruji laughed….there is no
such asana. But there is a god,
Ranganatha, well known in South India.
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Let us be dedicated students working diligently each day on
our practice(s) so that we may take the right action at the right time. Let us make the necessary sacrifices to get
to the motherland to study correct method under the guidance of Sharath so we
can practice correct method and teach correct method and maintain a connection
and deep seated respect for our teachers and this lineage. </div>
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kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0Mysore, Karnataka, India12.2958104 76.63938050000001612.171702400000001 76.478019000000018 12.4199184 76.800742000000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-50844999425809160422012-04-06T05:57:00.001-04:002012-04-06T06:01:28.245-04:00Why Take Moon Day off from Asana practice?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Why No Practice on Moon Days?</h2>
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<b>As Tim Miller writes:</b><br />
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"Both full and new moon days are observed as yoga holidays in the Ashtanga Yoga tradition. What is the reasoning behind this?<br />
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Like all things of a watery nature (human beings are about 70% water), we are affected by the phases of the moon. The phases of the moon are determined by the moon’s relative position to the sun. Full moons occur when they are in opposition and new moons when they are in conjunction. Both sun and moon exert a gravitational pull on the earth. Their relative positions create different energetic experiences that can be compared to the breath cycle. The full moon energy corresponds to the end of inhalation when the force of prana is greatest. This is an expansive, upward moving force that makes us feel energetic and emotional, but not well grounded. The Upanishads state that the main prana lives in the head. During the full moon we tend to be more headstrong.<br />
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The new moon energy corresponds to the end of exhalation when the force of apana is greatest. Apana is a contracting, downward moving force that makes us feel calm and grounded, but dense and disinclined towards physical exertion.<br />
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The Farmers Almanac recommends planting seeds at the new moon when the rooting force is strongest and transplanting at the full moon when the flowering force is strongest.Practicing Ashtanga Yoga over time makes us more attuned to natural cycles. Observing moon days is one way to recognize and honor the rhythms of nature so we can live in greater harmony with it."<br />
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<b>Here is a response from Eddie Stern, a long time disciple of Sri Pattabhi Jois and also editor of Namarupamagazine:</b><br />
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'I had one friendly comment to pass on about the 'anandhyanana' days:<br />
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It is possible that the student who asked you about any prohibition of practicing yoga on the full or new moon days was doing so because of the observances of Pattabhi Jois. Much has been made of this observance, with all sorts of ideas about why he does this, and what significance it may have. However, the matter is quite simple. As you know, the Maharaja's Pathashala (Sanskrit College) was closed each month for classes on the moon days, and the day before and after. Studies were continued by the students, but no new lessons taught. One reason for this was that on amavasya and purnima, certain rituals had to be performed by the teachers and students alike, who are all brahmins - for example, the pitr tarpana which needs to be performed on amavasya, and the ritual bathing the day after the moons – all these things take time to be performed. As well, though I have never been able to find the reference, Pattabhi Jois used to quote to us - and I also heard this from my old Bhagavad Gita teacher in Mysore - that if a teacher teaches new subjects on the moon days, his knowledge will decline, and on the day before or after, the knowledge of the student will decline! Perhaps you might know where this reference comes from?<br />
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When I spoke to Pattabhi Jois's astrologer while interviewing him for the Guruji book, he concurred with the idea that it has something to do with the idea of as above, so below: our mind is the moon, and waxes, wanes, and retains information in a similar cycle as the moon in the sky.<br />
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Since Pattabhi Jois was a student at the Maharaja's Pathashala, and then was the Professor of Yoga there from 1937 to 1973, this became a habit and observance for him. Since he held the view that yoga was a practice of Vedic origin, and that the knowledge of the Upanishads was to be accessed only through the doorway of asanas and pranayama, he ascribed the same observances to teaching them as he did to teaching Veda. He further used to say that on the full and new moon days, there was a particular conjunction of nakshatras that made it easier to get injured, and that the injury would take longer to heal. I have never been able to verify this through jyotish; perhaps this is something that he learned from his father, who was an accomplished jyotishi.<br />
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Pattabhi Jois knew quite a bit too — the name Jois is a South Indian corruption of Jyotish, and astrology was in his family tradition. I say all this to make the simple point that Pattabhi Jois had certain habits from the time he was 14. Why he had these habits is interesting, and though we may not be brahmins, or even Indian, as his students it is good to understand why certain things were done by him, and accept that if he felt them important enough to follow, that they are applicable to us too. But we should not go making a big thing of it and creating all sorts of fantastical ideas!<br />
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Below is a funny story to illustrate what happens when we (for example, Ashtanga Yoga students!) do not take the time to investigate simple things in a rational manner:<br />
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A saintly scholar used to give a class on Bhagavad Gita each evening beneath a tree near a village. He had a pet cat, and this cat would sometimes run through the crowd, making a disturbance. As a result the sage began to tie the cat to the tree during the class. After some time the speaker shuffled off his mortal coil. One of his disciples continued to give the Bhagavad Gita class under the tree, and continued to tie the cat to the tree during the class. After some time the cat passed away, and the disciple bought another cat. After three generations a disciple wrote a paper on the sacred tradition of tying a cat to the tree while giving a class on Bhagavad Gita.<br />
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So, all that being said, I think that the moon day/practice observance should be followed by the Ashtanga Yoga students out of respect for Pattabhi Jois and his methods. The purpose of following these things, and submitting ourselves to a lineage, is to create humility and thoughtfulness in the student. We will (most likely) not go to hell if we practice on these days, but surrendering oneself to a lineage has its own charm and effect on our character, so why should we not try it? I do not believe that all yoga students should refrain from practice on these days - they too should follow the observances of their teachers, and hopefully by aligning our minds with higher principles, we will all find happiness in our practices. On moon days or not!'"<br />
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All information came from http://www.portlandashtangayoga.com/moon-days/why-no-practice-on-moon-day<br />
</div>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-40805996093947031692012-02-19T03:58:00.000-05:002012-02-19T03:58:00.449-05:00Pool Day in Mysore!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Kaiden and Emerson playing in the pool at Silent Shores Resort in Mysore.<br />
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Watch til the end :)<br />
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<u><span style="color: #0e2e2d; font-size: 11pt;">The wise words of <i>Mata Amritanandamayi Devi Ammachi</i> – The Holy Mother<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #0e2e2d; font-size: 11pt;">“Children, it
is not teaching the world that should be done first, but gaining the strength
to teach the world. Those who go to the
Himalayas will take woolen clothing to protect themselves from the cold. In the same way, before entering the world,
the mind should be strengthened so as not to get disturbed by adversity. This is possible only through sadhana (a
spiritual practice). One who does not
have the strength of sadhana will break down due to different facets of the
world. Therefore, what is required is
continuous sadhana while staying in one place without wasting time.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0New Kantharaj Urs Rd, Krishnamurthypuram, Mysore, Karnataka, India12.2958104 76.639380512.0477329 76.323523500000007 12.543887900000001 76.9552375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-19808162732909314902012-02-13T12:00:00.000-05:002012-02-13T12:00:04.519-05:00Kaiden eating Ice CreamKaiden having some chocolate Ice Cream after his haircut.
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<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2DJ_dCgup1M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0Mysore, Karnataka, India12.303534 76.646109912.241478 76.5671459 12.365590000000001 76.7250739tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-87484988122748310732012-02-13T06:33:00.000-05:002012-02-13T09:34:16.431-05:00Kaiden doing yogaKaiden is super precious in this video as he shows off his skills working to come to seated from down dog. Go ahead, smile REALLY big ;)
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zJEK-4iH0KY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0Dewans Rd, Chamrajpura, Mysuru, Karnataka, India12.303534 76.646109912.241491000000002 76.5671459 12.365577 76.7250739tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-4838058430548426392012-02-12T10:36:00.000-05:002012-02-12T10:36:43.110-05:00Kaiden at the Devaraja Market in Mysore, India<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eMdKKTG5HZ0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Kaiden and Krista at the Devaraja Market, Mysore, India. February 2012. Kaiden enjoyed the market very much!kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0Mysore, Karnataka, India12.303534 76.646109912.241478 76.5671459 12.365590000000001 76.7250739tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-46977788247482835632012-02-11T21:16:00.000-05:002012-02-11T21:16:00.509-05:00Kaiden at Kukkaranahalli Lake in Mysore, India<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QtDqQSAP6eU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Kaiden at Kukkaranahalli Lake in Mysore, Indiakristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0Mysore, Karnataka, India12.303534 76.646109912.241478 76.5671459 12.365590000000001 76.7250739tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-30722611422724297672012-02-11T02:38:00.000-05:002012-02-11T02:38:00.080-05:00Kaiden and Emerson walking together<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9OPMnfsN4T0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Kaiden and Emerson walking down the streets of Gokulam. Kaiden man helped Mr. Emerson up when he tripped :) such a good friend!!kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0Gokulam, Mysuru, Karnataka, India12.3333932 76.628274712.3178812 76.60853370000001 12.348905199999999 76.6480157tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-11468877303315644592012-02-10T02:36:00.000-05:002012-02-10T02:36:00.082-05:00Kaiden loves his daddy<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4Xvi7gDATJY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Kaiden and I were taking a walk around Gokulam on Moonday and daddy called. Kaiden loves talking to daddy on the phone.kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-62667074930498162342012-02-09T21:14:00.000-05:002012-02-09T21:17:33.859-05:00Kaiden working on his Viyasas<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/reg3djRHFcw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Kaiden attempting to Vinyasa through to seated from down dog ;) while watching Mickey Mouse clubhouse. He's a real multi-tasker!kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0Mysore, Karnataka, India12.303534 76.646109912.241478 76.5671459 12.365590000000001 76.7250739tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-3948216248111140052012-02-09T02:30:00.002-05:002012-02-09T02:30:55.767-05:00Vivekananda Ashram Mysore<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lIcDRGFxq14" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Kaiden and Krista at the Vivekananda Ashram in Mysore for their morning prayer. They do a 20 minute prayer each day from 7:00-7:20am. Kaiden was a very good boy the whole time :)kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-48300791950687674352012-01-28T11:44:00.001-05:002012-01-28T11:44:31.312-05:00Kaiden talking to daddy<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Mp_z6vwZRMI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Kaiden and I talk with daddy at least once per day, both on the phone and via skype. Today we chatted with daddy on the phone and Kaiden walked around, played with his toy rickshaw, multi-tasked up a storm. I have no idea where he learned to do that.
Enjoy this video - it is adorable. We miss daddy very much.
xoxokristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-2094205127218410132012-01-25T11:29:00.000-05:002012-01-25T11:29:00.091-05:00Kaiden wants Coco Juice :)<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/A4C8rTeOm3M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-67913128808940364782012-01-24T11:31:00.000-05:002012-01-24T11:32:49.411-05:00Elephant Ride at the Mysore Palace<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sXuKypcU9qE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sl5-RmUEs8M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-74746491834866699592012-01-22T10:47:00.006-05:002012-01-22T11:24:16.949-05:00Hello from Mysore<div>It's Sunday evening, 1-22-12 and I'm sitting in the living room of the house with Kelli :) She and Emerson arrived last Monday morning and we have spent the week being mom's in India together! This is an experience I'm grateful to be sharing with Kelli, and the boys get to share with each other. I'm starting with photos of todays adventures to the Mysore Palace, So much fun!</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mm4cY6nHNBLqJlFZNNr9z1VHyoQbx9vg-zn1g1ZoLjGzkKZ81YRoPBFxTQS7lrYtoypVu_Mw2JmKvCPCPvde9nQ5b0aYMDE69ODS9m0Bql2DrmiMYI7HdfQmI3qy6hY5rfvQ/s1600/095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mm4cY6nHNBLqJlFZNNr9z1VHyoQbx9vg-zn1g1ZoLjGzkKZ81YRoPBFxTQS7lrYtoypVu_Mw2JmKvCPCPvde9nQ5b0aYMDE69ODS9m0Bql2DrmiMYI7HdfQmI3qy6hY5rfvQ/s400/095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700491576969752258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP7f5Ll8pmada2olDqb-ZKO2e4AUaa5mbCEC92HmmM0pKOHC__i_ZftSwDFyQnxm2wEzOc4OjscvS-WvesKMvy081TdMIZGcyD0jwJ1SXBgUGai_11l6I_uQvdVtZmjKMkWYN/s1600/080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET6iUBjG7-bgnSB7byRyYEEtagy5LeLjIusVC5tVpbXjCR-3x02v__tekQ5Yl7XSVESSE96TNiMq2HlZPeqrAa9-tXKNqchmR2Gs5g6B_jWbHKD0AtJOrgu4zBeXSEhHE8EvJ/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697136282338482418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1K4XfTVgngIyZCn6FOK2S3SWholjjqZ9H85aM6aHo3ZTWGSrBZQutS6cZPFztnbmrr4b7Z6dx5lyu6wvBDC3QA6y00eV6N14OlGp3JXJwKcn4mIyzqeeimg9ACOy4KCOGZHB/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1K4XfTVgngIyZCn6FOK2S3SWholjjqZ9H85aM6aHo3ZTWGSrBZQutS6cZPFztnbmrr4b7Z6dx5lyu6wvBDC3QA6y00eV6N14OlGp3JXJwKcn4mIyzqeeimg9ACOy4KCOGZHB/s400/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697136272022218226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BFPpjraieOpdtuIktXigz8qaY78scgrKZ_q__YITVC-kN5Oj4vVCWMp6B6hoSyxBNbmxznRN2pSrguHtHM4AkCaU-hDDDCPnA3QtevRw7rsFZoYFriBo-mlTyRrowfrHtDjX/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BFPpjraieOpdtuIktXigz8qaY78scgrKZ_q__YITVC-kN5Oj4vVCWMp6B6hoSyxBNbmxznRN2pSrguHtHM4AkCaU-hDDDCPnA3QtevRw7rsFZoYFriBo-mlTyRrowfrHtDjX/s400/009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697136269765499586" /></a><br />A few pictures for your enjoyment. Some of daddy's last day here.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg-9-5f_WZUBRUCojkEP2DB4FvbT1aqAubRArF_PLd_kmUhPMeahyrbhLx68wU9VtLRjL64W-Gci0iUfWxmYh_4bf_SJiISSiHgcFk4xXRzh5EtLwotrp4xlNbMzoxSCEqgTb/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg-9-5f_WZUBRUCojkEP2DB4FvbT1aqAubRArF_PLd_kmUhPMeahyrbhLx68wU9VtLRjL64W-Gci0iUfWxmYh_4bf_SJiISSiHgcFk4xXRzh5EtLwotrp4xlNbMzoxSCEqgTb/s400/039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697135626790337090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeH81wx-F5DfncmD0riTVdy4zvX2sLn6oxHq3ENluYvj4HOE0vHYUYFiN1YYcSkXHO5xrTiwb3DlRxHCS8gOQQhdMmPw8YRGPSL6bYjeYpHBmdKi0u0Wa1kxf5-fvKk_0lzLt0/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeH81wx-F5DfncmD0riTVdy4zvX2sLn6oxHq3ENluYvj4HOE0vHYUYFiN1YYcSkXHO5xrTiwb3DlRxHCS8gOQQhdMmPw8YRGPSL6bYjeYpHBmdKi0u0Wa1kxf5-fvKk_0lzLt0/s400/016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697135614793074850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1KUWmgWghrqbedNUKDn08oKY1PZaWGonbEQ_kEGYWkaZ-iDRsiYo-JyxtTHwSA0wrM-GYlksPBXfg2FB6Vdw_KyLmCL0KCOq3dobal6jtLBZAh28LJ-6lNUIj_hnKvHd-nlu/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1KUWmgWghrqbedNUKDn08oKY1PZaWGonbEQ_kEGYWkaZ-iDRsiYo-JyxtTHwSA0wrM-GYlksPBXfg2FB6Vdw_KyLmCL0KCOq3dobal6jtLBZAh28LJ-6lNUIj_hnKvHd-nlu/s400/023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697135610536495890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vfYZ3_Jr3UHT5sKxiO4Cb94KbRV4oKQYQ0BeJwcW0DxYC9o_KbGooBak_GXSWf1yQw4Hn4gcBYwUgkmAc78-stNQlloyIRVhaNve-V0udlCsrY6iT6Fgu8VuGbMfQS6CsIO7/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vfYZ3_Jr3UHT5sKxiO4Cb94KbRV4oKQYQ0BeJwcW0DxYC9o_KbGooBak_GXSWf1yQw4Hn4gcBYwUgkmAc78-stNQlloyIRVhaNve-V0udlCsrY6iT6Fgu8VuGbMfQS6CsIO7/s400/025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697135593951190434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4L2dEHsuneV00Ok14jdCLei7AMGqVxPbRC4GNxTeCJmLDT5WXOiTEcXyVE5NPPA47tjhS32KYqgOgdJWbaP8Tb-VXRWumu1M3LpBpA73s-wKm6DvAuShaKGv58mkvky8ZmFT/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4L2dEHsuneV00Ok14jdCLei7AMGqVxPbRC4GNxTeCJmLDT5WXOiTEcXyVE5NPPA47tjhS32KYqgOgdJWbaP8Tb-VXRWumu1M3LpBpA73s-wKm6DvAuShaKGv58mkvky8ZmFT/s400/034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697135591606512482" /></a><br /><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">In my mission to fill Kaiden's day to the brim, I've totally exhausted myself :) But I wore Kaiden man out too and he's sleeping so soundly in bed as I type. A feeling of gratification I never could have understood before motherhood - to play so hard with your child so they can sleep very, very deeply.</div><div><br /></div><div>I recognize now that my posts won't be as frequent because of the little man and all the attention he needs at all times, but they will be quite long because I'll get the chance, once in a few days, to sit down after he's fallen asleep and just let me fingers start talking....</div><div><div><br /></div><div>I need to go ahead and admit my grand aspirations of total potty training in India are probably a little too grand. Yesterday was a complete debacle in every sense of the word. Apart from the joy I experienced waking up to my child to find that the rash was gone, and I mean gone - the constant lathering through the night seemed to have worked....and apart from a wonderful and much needed practice, I was a total mess all day long missing Kwang, feeling overwhelmed, being exhausted, feeling sad for Kaiden. After practice I came home and thanked Aliya for watching Kaiden so I could take practice - Aliya said he was great, which made me feel better for leaving my son with someone realitivly new to him, with his daddy no where to be found, so I could selfishly go do yoga!!! I needed my mat so badly, but the entire time I spent on it was consumed with thoughts of my child.</div><div><br /></div><div>After Aliya left we got ready and headed over to Tina's. It was obvious from the start Kaiden was feeling alot like me - just off and tired and sad. He refused to pee in the potty all day long, and I had no choice but to put him in a pull up to go to Tina's. She really wanted me to check out the school that her father runs here in Gokulam as she knows I have loads of work to do remotely while I'm here and thinks it will be good for Kaiden to be around other children - and I do agree with all of the above...Once we got there we hung out for about half an hour before making our way to the school. It was a delightful place, super clean, colorful, full of life and energy. When first walking in there is a rockin play area filled with sand, toys and a a slide. Kaiden got so excited he jumped right in and forgot he had a mother :) He literally played in there for an hour by himself, in total bliss. While a teacher and Tina kept watch of him another administrator gave me a tour of the school. I was super impressed with everything about the place. Before we left I took Kaiden downstairs to the classroom he would be in if I send him there - he seemed really sad when I put him down next to the other students and left. He came looking for me. But then he found a ball and was ok. I left the room again and he settled himself but kept far away from the other children and the teacher. When i came back in the room a few minutes later he was soooo happy to see me he jumped up and ran to me. We said goodbye and headed upstairs and back home. I thanked Tina for taking the time to take me to the school. I wanted to talk to Kwang and Kelli before making any decisions. It would be from 9:30-1pm Monday-Friday and part of me thinks it would be awesome for him to be with other children his age, be in school in India, have a clean and safe place to play and learn. But part of me doesn't want him to be forced into any structure the short time we are here - he has so much structure at home and I never get to spend loads of time with him back home. Plus, when Kelli arrives she'll be bringing her son Emerson with her and I want to see how that pans out - will she want to send Emerson? Will the boys do great at home together and we can work out a play and work schedule between the two of us and with the help of Maureen when she arrives end of the month? So many questions swirling around in my head, it wanted to burst!</div><div><br /></div><div>Once we got back home I was sure he'd take a nap after all that play, but, as Kaiden would say, "no way man!" He wanted none of that. Nor did he want to pee pee in the potty. He refused to take part in any potty business today and I was already so emotional and so tired, I just threw in the white flag, and feeling like a complete and total loser, I shamefully put another diaper on my child. As an aside, I am feeling much better about it all today realizing that my son is in a WHOLE new environment, his daddy is gone, I'm alone, and we are in India where things are intense and everything is magnified times ten, I'm not gonna force this - merely keep slowly working to show him its so good and fun to go pee pee in the potty.</div><div><br /></div><div>We headed back out about an hour later to get a coconut. While we were there we ran into Karen Breneman, the very person who introduced me to Ashtanga Yoga a decade ago at a World gym in Casselberry, Florida :) It was really delightful to see her - and she and her finance were headed to a music performance - so we graciously tagged along. I don't even know where the performance was, somewhere quite far away but we took a rickshaw. Once we arrived and sat down I realized there was no singing involved, which I knew would not go over too well my my little guy - I only went b/c he loves music, but this wasn't his cuppa, and he was starting to get really tired and irritable. I tried for about 20 minutes but then he and I quietly exited the music hall and headed to the road to wave down a rickshaw. As I stood there in the dark street of India with my exhausted child, in an area I didn't know, I found myself feeling uneasy and uncomfortable and wanting to get the hell out of there. God was watching over us though because the rickshaw driver we happened upon was very kind, and when I asked him how much, instead of trying to cheat me or haggle over price he ACTUALLY said, 'meter' - I was like, oh thank you thank you God! He got us back to the house safely. Poor little guy was dunzo, he was asking for night night as soon as we got in - but we had to fight for a few minutes more so he could get bathed. Once clean and dressed he laid down and was out for the count. I very soon followed!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Today was filled to the brim, and far better for both of us than yesterday! I was up about 4am and Kaiden soon followed me out of the bedroom to start his day too. He played as I cleaned the house, showered, made chai, and got ready for practice. We walked over to the shala and he was so happy....until people started pouring out of the shala. My friend Jake came up to me and asked if I was finishing or just going in - I said going in. He tried to help me b/c it is sooooo busy here right now and people are crazy for their spot and there just aren't any in led classes these days. He tried to take Kaiden but Kaiden didn't want to go - then he was going to take my mat inside right as Aliya exited and saw us. Jake took Kaiden and Aliya was there and Kaiden was screaming - I feel like the whole of Gokulam could hear him. The guys told me to go it was ok and I almost lost it - my poor baby screaming for me not understanding. I knew in my heart he would be ok a minute from now but god that was a hard moment. When I got inside there were NO spots anywhere - not in the hallway, locker room, shala, stage - nothing!!!!!!!!! I tinge of anger swept past me as i thought, this is what I get for handing off my child so I can go practice. I forced a new spot in an already jam packed row asking a girl to please move her mat as I moved other peoples a bit here and there to squeeze in my mat on top of the hump in the rug. A man I ended up practicing next to came out of the men's change room and started to move his mat back over and I said sir I need to put my mat there - he just looked at me in disgust and let it be. Despite the turbulent start, or perhaps partially because of it, I had a really great practice today - my body said thank you to every breath I took, every asana I moved in and out of - a total release of tension, anxiety, frustration, everything. It was just what the doctor ordered.</div><div><br /></div><div>I nearly ran out of the shala after practice to go to Kaiden, and he and Aliya were right outside the gate of the shala. Kaiden was playing and looked up and saw me and ran to me :) melted my heart - the whole darn thing! Aliya promised me Kaiden was fine a minute after I left, and that they walked alot and played and had coconut. I was so relieved and grateful to Aliya - he is really my savior right now - loads of love to you my friend!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Kaiden and I went home and showered and had a bite, and then Kaiden went down for nap - I was relieved he wanted to nap for a bit as i knew he was tired. I called Kwang and spoke to him for a few minutes, then cleaned the house until Kaiden woke up from his nap. Then we called Daddy together and skyed for about twenty minutes and that was just wonderful - I think for all of us.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then Kaiden and I got ready and made a trek up to Chamundi Hill today - we didn't stay too long, but I really wanted to take him, and he enjoyed it there - we didn't go into the temple today - it would have been too much I think. On our way back home we stopped at a store I love to frequent when I'm here - they have amazing stuff for kids and adults and I picked up a couple toys for Kaiden, one being a wooden pull train that he quite fancies :)</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_mgsthStAvvIJMQ4_qkjvV6Mc_B6LUFpZQyTW-hXtSEIC0sQnC8xrXm9PVa8ysOaL7tgUfH20Ga8HVZfm_g5a0FuuYhL4NPVtCvjz3862rGkjx5cvh8RV19kONoV4Gysf-XX/s1600/041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_mgsthStAvvIJMQ4_qkjvV6Mc_B6LUFpZQyTW-hXtSEIC0sQnC8xrXm9PVa8ysOaL7tgUfH20Ga8HVZfm_g5a0FuuYhL4NPVtCvjz3862rGkjx5cvh8RV19kONoV4Gysf-XX/s400/041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697134410536241874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvsdCti9_VgGNtrwMJDwIgY4W9K0K51fpR7qRMzc5pCTf6NjVWS-YHvuCEHahsfCM60K0g0KqHY1pz4ug-A022JxpTekzQfpbUqptffkoEgMeFgPe8UVgmZL_hYd_MIFXS2EF/s1600/045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvsdCti9_VgGNtrwMJDwIgY4W9K0K51fpR7qRMzc5pCTf6NjVWS-YHvuCEHahsfCM60K0g0KqHY1pz4ug-A022JxpTekzQfpbUqptffkoEgMeFgPe8UVgmZL_hYd_MIFXS2EF/s400/045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697134397716075394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXemgloU4hc8ivbE0FAy8ThFCY9Fk1rMos2XLiNNitFUO5GcAE_FJjUMO_dRZWgs9ihbOJGKszsg3brMABSrBZci0_3kCuGOGZo7RO7SGFAoc7xgeYtB1CqSRkaqGsRIktlJo/s1600/047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXemgloU4hc8ivbE0FAy8ThFCY9Fk1rMos2XLiNNitFUO5GcAE_FJjUMO_dRZWgs9ihbOJGKszsg3brMABSrBZci0_3kCuGOGZo7RO7SGFAoc7xgeYtB1CqSRkaqGsRIktlJo/s400/047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697134393111686994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwd4LQV-vFsXDICc0OAFt5NGXfvABhwRqySKhRSDUB8ggNztQjtTnxASPqi9M9uCLjXSVkeWX-M3tT1YXxAJSej2t8nc0z6sAOs5RgEq0qbzF-YUKQgB-EyQd2vCk9BlIA1Fv/s1600/052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwd4LQV-vFsXDICc0OAFt5NGXfvABhwRqySKhRSDUB8ggNztQjtTnxASPqi9M9uCLjXSVkeWX-M3tT1YXxAJSej2t8nc0z6sAOs5RgEq0qbzF-YUKQgB-EyQd2vCk9BlIA1Fv/s400/052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697134371972842434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-inF5dmEr0TungOWNwDixUswzyvU9ZolYnk-itxfgZhBgnFy8li_fbJQUjKFxVj69MX5LlCT-AvT4cL-FpA8owYg8lu0ilZp1VHnCV2TVmHoEzTwKmpqDKtqot8j3-sBUCPRX/s1600/054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-inF5dmEr0TungOWNwDixUswzyvU9ZolYnk-itxfgZhBgnFy8li_fbJQUjKFxVj69MX5LlCT-AvT4cL-FpA8owYg8lu0ilZp1VHnCV2TVmHoEzTwKmpqDKtqot8j3-sBUCPRX/s400/054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697134367495597522" /></a><div><div><div><br /></div><div>Once we go home I hoped and prayed Kaiden would nap, I wanted to so badly and thought he would b/c his nap this morning was only half an hour. But 'no way man' he wasn't interested. So I let him play while I did some laundry, and then we headed out yet again, this time to the park to play. I tried to get a rickshaw near the coconut stand but the drivers refused to use the meter and told me 30 rupees there. Now understand 30 rupees isn't much but it is double the cost from there to the park and I know that - this isn't my first time in India! I told him 20 he said no 25 and I was really annoyed so I just walked away with my son in arm. Next rickshaw told me the same thing, 30 rupees - I said NO, use your meter - he said some bull about it being a 30 rupee minimum in Gokulam - I looked him in the eye and said I've been to India many times and I'm not stupid - either 20 rupees or you use the meter. End of conversation as he stopped trying to cheat me and took me to the park for 20 rupees, which is still 5 rupees more than it actually cost.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHV-8emZVSZ5zFVfeIT0wiwvCynQzHkiabQxTUNQwK2sV0Pfyd2s9uvDvFpX67Dml4k_WU04kB4ZonyuHvW7zhNkunPeqGcmBrc5MsTwAs0VZwsNlWDxLSL-0mYzjX_WTk3W5/s1600/056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHV-8emZVSZ5zFVfeIT0wiwvCynQzHkiabQxTUNQwK2sV0Pfyd2s9uvDvFpX67Dml4k_WU04kB4ZonyuHvW7zhNkunPeqGcmBrc5MsTwAs0VZwsNlWDxLSL-0mYzjX_WTk3W5/s400/056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697133195294805058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K3hTGdbIFkeEqFB9f5YpA98bUcta0_U6W4Rd4Arveum9DVHAX6gt0sUBCp4tjJf13WfpSMD2E0KLvbRzUWS1htpzDyvxOjPdZmNUA-lLSTORC1ioDsMeKejBN8ML_GXMoPg4/s1600/059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K3hTGdbIFkeEqFB9f5YpA98bUcta0_U6W4Rd4Arveum9DVHAX6gt0sUBCp4tjJf13WfpSMD2E0KLvbRzUWS1htpzDyvxOjPdZmNUA-lLSTORC1ioDsMeKejBN8ML_GXMoPg4/s400/059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697133175503188930" /></a><div>I don't know the name of the park but it is near the Vikram hospital - a lovely park with a play area for children. Oh my goodness Kaiden loved it, loved it, loved it! All the stuff here was really for children much bigger than 20 months old, but Kaiden didn't care - he acted like he was ten trying to climb everything in sight. I was really nervous the whole time and stayed right by his side catching him everytime he climbed too high or on something just too big for him. Out of about ten things there, only one didn't give me mega anxiety - but I knew this was exactly what Kaiden needed, so I just dealt with it, and kept catching him and letting him go again and again and again. He was jumping and laughing and running and climbing and climbing and climbing. He said Daddy numerous times while we were there - it seemed to me like he was thinking to himself how proud daddy would be if only he could see Kaiden being such a big boy playing so hard on the big boy jungle jim's. I really feel like that is what he was thinking - 'I wish daddy could see me - he would be proud of me!' - meanwhile I was thinking, 'I wish daddy were here to play with him on this equipment because mommy is so uncomfortable and waiting for Kaiden to eat it.' - I knew one thing for sure - we were gonna leave with Kaiden crying - either because he hurt himself, or because he didn't want to leave. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqwTBYVOWiabBM1evsw7eeYnDWm_A1opsKUjBqHAivXA93QEhVRr1c6ywRoGhMckanodTrxlEXEDByM_cmO08dLShJuapqVN9ZQVnwoZHHftEY3rACPgMvXDIPDHw1UtBTU_q/s1600/061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqwTBYVOWiabBM1evsw7eeYnDWm_A1opsKUjBqHAivXA93QEhVRr1c6ywRoGhMckanodTrxlEXEDByM_cmO08dLShJuapqVN9ZQVnwoZHHftEY3rACPgMvXDIPDHw1UtBTU_q/s400/061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697133173059859618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnFX0cn8poNQmB_ZShoYumARpKWnrD_viY4Oq8vB9GioesbhsbrRDT7EeitE1AtY-TGoLEiSfIF3hlcUVP3zQIVB42v_g5Zklfn0iHRhdINQP5ql6W3DX7GtuJZ4gBAKTiIj2/s1600/062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnFX0cn8poNQmB_ZShoYumARpKWnrD_viY4Oq8vB9GioesbhsbrRDT7EeitE1AtY-TGoLEiSfIF3hlcUVP3zQIVB42v_g5Zklfn0iHRhdINQP5ql6W3DX7GtuJZ4gBAKTiIj2/s400/062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697133156528203234" /></a>After nearly an hour there I made the executive decision for us to go - I could tell Kaiden was getting fatigued, even though he thought he was the energizer bunny. He didn't want to leave of course, but didn't put up much of a fight. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdV-H8PvKTWGm4qnrUfa7-6JN4R1tUFHQaE3GA6f2sVEuOLyf0N5w7K_vO4zj9sOUQA41KbR-wSSZul8GGAOwIowWWn1OivVC9u0MjkZYPyGdsKITDoohVv8JK6g_n65WVINQ7/s1600/064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdV-H8PvKTWGm4qnrUfa7-6JN4R1tUFHQaE3GA6f2sVEuOLyf0N5w7K_vO4zj9sOUQA41KbR-wSSZul8GGAOwIowWWn1OivVC9u0MjkZYPyGdsKITDoohVv8JK6g_n65WVINQ7/s400/064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697133152278398802" /></a><div><br /><div>When we got home I made Kaiden some dinner, gave him a bath, and put him in bed...two minutes later Kaiden was in la la land and he's sleeping like a little baby. It's been a really long and exhausting day but one I will hold dear forever. </div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-53852247951099118842012-01-11T22:15:00.000-05:002012-01-12T04:16:19.328-05:00Goodbye baby!It’s around 9pm on Wednesday evening and I’m sitting in the dark in my bedroom while Kaiden sleeps deeply amidst the covers. Kwang just left about 30 minutes ago, and I really quite sad he’s gone. These last 10 days literally flew by and I’ve no idea where they have gone. It has been delightful being in India with my husband and my son and it was so helpful to have Kwang by my side as Kaiden made his first trip to my favorite place in the world. The flight here wasn’t horrible, but would have been immensely more challenging had it just been Kaiden and myself. I’ll get to experience that when we make the trek back to America in March, but I was blessed to get to make the trip here with Kaiden and Kwang. <div> <br />Kwang, baby when you read this blog post, please know how much I love you, appreciate you, miss you, and look forward to seeing you in two months. We have spent great lengths of time apart in the past ten years, but this trip will certainly be the most difficult. I’m so grateful we were able to make some amazing memories as a family here in Mysore, and pray you will get to come with us again next year. I hope you have safe flights home, and are able to get some much needed sleep. I love you baby!</div><div><br />Kwang, Kaiden and I spent our last day together running errands, playing, walking, and just hanging out at the house. It was really lovely, except for the nasty rash Kaiden has developed on his wee bum. We’ve been working hard to potty train him, and he’s doing awesome! But he’s still wearing diapers when we go out places and at night…and today when we were in the city he got so sweaty and I think that is the reason for his very uncomfortable diaper rash. Perhaps a blessing in disguise, for he’s sleeping totally naked right now and will never see the likes of a diaper ever again! I plan to follow the advice of my friend Aliya and try to stay in the house for the next four days following naked Kaiden around until he is totally potty trained. He understands a good bit, just a matter of getting in the habit, and the confusion between diapers at certain times was of no help at all. I’m reminded of my best friend Sasha and her son Xander – he got a pretty bad diaper rash at school some time back and as a result, no more diapers! Sash, we will be thinking of you hourly this week And while this is a really good thing, poor little Kaiden was so sad earlier. He’s very uncomfortable and really wanted me and Kwang to ‘fix it’ because we can usually fix things; but not this thing. I bathed him, held him, lathered him in cream, and held him some more til he finally fell asleep. He’ll feel loads better tomorrow I know but he’ll have to wake up to daddy being gone. Makes me want to cry thinking how sad he’s gonna be when he can’t find daddy, when daddy doesn’t come back to the house. </div><div> <br />I want to send a HUGE thank you to Aliya! He’s been so gracious to offer to watch Kaiden, for the next week, until Kelli and Emerson arrive in Mysore. Aliya will practice in the first batch, then come over so I can go practice. He even came over the other day to play with Kaiden so he was comfortable with Aliya and Kaiden took to him immediately. I spoke with Sharath today to make sure it was ok to come in later for practice for the next week and he told me that was fine. Once Kelli gets here she and Emerson will live with us, and I’ll go in the first batch while she stays with the boys and then we will switch. I look forward to their arrival, I look forward to Kelli’s companionship and I know Kaiden looks forward to Emersons. But for the next few days Kaiden man and I will be here by ourselves, mastering the art of pee peeing in the potty : )<br /></div>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-90678374731141283172012-01-10T20:54:00.000-05:002012-01-10T20:54:00.419-05:00Kool man Kaiden in his Shades<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FfM6w84PYck" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-89358258395984721062012-01-09T20:19:00.002-05:002012-01-09T20:48:46.559-05:00Kaiden doing yoga in India<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GQ4McOQAx88" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kaiden wanted to do some yoga, so we got out the mat and did some sun salutations. I think that soon he'll be teaching mommy!</div>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-23196417605836738412012-01-08T11:58:00.001-05:002012-01-08T11:58:00.231-05:00Mysore Zoo!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQv4jaNS3GES7lNQsVFyKSxtVaLM6gdItrbdbWLpwih2QWta-Sx_tRvQB9s3S0t5fmFyK5_OkvxEehuEbJzwyQG0Gk5yca7k0ZGaW8NjHiezXeJc3UayS2dSLEsrxGf2W2us9/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQv4jaNS3GES7lNQsVFyKSxtVaLM6gdItrbdbWLpwih2QWta-Sx_tRvQB9s3S0t5fmFyK5_OkvxEehuEbJzwyQG0Gk5yca7k0ZGaW8NjHiezXeJc3UayS2dSLEsrxGf2W2us9/s400/043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694941784709979490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEMgE3WC5i6hePHVtQ_Nco_ixWOVsj0qiOf_uKORKPFjEH-MDUcUzIv7si1xRfYPGacjcx7FEXrRWtTfpFhlwT03Hsmu76u28uNJjKCMzvySXlIZ658wUzt7_P_CHKk9c9iRq/s1600/049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEMgE3WC5i6hePHVtQ_Nco_ixWOVsj0qiOf_uKORKPFjEH-MDUcUzIv7si1xRfYPGacjcx7FEXrRWtTfpFhlwT03Hsmu76u28uNJjKCMzvySXlIZ658wUzt7_P_CHKk9c9iRq/s400/049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694941769820381490" /></a>Yesterday Kaiden, Kwang and I went to the Mysore Zoo! It was totally awesome :) Little Kaiden was pretty knackered by the time we arrived at the zoo because he's still adjusting to the time change and wanting to party his face off at 1am in the morning. But even though he was tired, he still managed to muster the energy to make the most of our very first zoo going experience. He enjoyed all the animals but was especially fond of the giraffes, gorilla, and elephants. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNQcEsfX8YiAu0dCvCdhuAd2P5CMy_UKp7x6FvB7ZnGPGErz9PwVAoQZP2kRHW1TFFSn-1ogYXQ9og87qZx4Rjm1a7pKDVhN6teiLQnX_J4e07Sl_tL9XaAYX_8Ks7nyBQJd1/s1600/050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNQcEsfX8YiAu0dCvCdhuAd2P5CMy_UKp7x6FvB7ZnGPGErz9PwVAoQZP2kRHW1TFFSn-1ogYXQ9og87qZx4Rjm1a7pKDVhN6teiLQnX_J4e07Sl_tL9XaAYX_8Ks7nyBQJd1/s400/050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694941750576452530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLofh4N0944bzUhJ_bQxnUWHITTZ2X65m-AML0GwMmAiCKFpAYSOlGSUR_gNtmUxIjyKm0aursRMAi1zm0v67b3Kzg1z_Aj2XB-qRoGLyO0lVXP2fkXjkJcbhXbPUidf-oTkq/s1600/048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLofh4N0944bzUhJ_bQxnUWHITTZ2X65m-AML0GwMmAiCKFpAYSOlGSUR_gNtmUxIjyKm0aursRMAi1zm0v67b3Kzg1z_Aj2XB-qRoGLyO0lVXP2fkXjkJcbhXbPUidf-oTkq/s400/048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694941748591724130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3fNj4IZS4TU_HPXvlka3ac2ZOpffPoB1sWgWX8-LQi2nGtslSEanrhaoD_aDayZ0UWZwoLBiSBwUClBPOSavou7on0t8s0lER7My1OXRLjEaZJXYFsmSYlI7k-9Ka2kMOTPP/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3fNj4IZS4TU_HPXvlka3ac2ZOpffPoB1sWgWX8-LQi2nGtslSEanrhaoD_aDayZ0UWZwoLBiSBwUClBPOSavou7on0t8s0lER7My1OXRLjEaZJXYFsmSYlI7k-9Ka2kMOTPP/s400/039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694941737742496370" /></a><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">I went to the Mysore zoo once back in 2007 and it is well worth the trip when in Mysore. They have wonderful conservation programs and education programs so your foreign fee to get in seems to be put to very good use. It's a definite must do when you bring your wee ones with you to Mysore, along with the train museum, Mysore Palace, Regalis pool, and water park (all of which are on my and Kaiden's to do list this year :) </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M2cOboOYdbNWf2eQAZh-paswrCfq7_6GF86OhyrPJkzTqPPvSzJPZMA75hI15_5FgJ9v1-b84y7CjkJ8vzdQ65Lv1fxvVQSS2cRBYQVQrgqavziF5e4NHXHY7Qhi_TNvefDA/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M2cOboOYdbNWf2eQAZh-paswrCfq7_6GF86OhyrPJkzTqPPvSzJPZMA75hI15_5FgJ9v1-b84y7CjkJ8vzdQ65Lv1fxvVQSS2cRBYQVQrgqavziF5e4NHXHY7Qhi_TNvefDA/s400/027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694938247824873106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5HXHX8WtoEUxi47T2-j31dGUvewktkTL03EjoCOaldHZyLd-gjXW8V6Rdzes0MtFTszu0Ez38BbM3gHe7Omob9PAT3Zs7ZdMKo1WRrl0VpRTLLt7VuSM8-6q-N6rFqkCCqvH/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5HXHX8WtoEUxi47T2-j31dGUvewktkTL03EjoCOaldHZyLd-gjXW8V6Rdzes0MtFTszu0Ez38BbM3gHe7Omob9PAT3Zs7ZdMKo1WRrl0VpRTLLt7VuSM8-6q-N6rFqkCCqvH/s400/019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694938235837508130" /></a><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">This is a whole new experience for me having my little guy in India...I've made this trip so many times now, but this time feels like the first time in alot of ways. Without a doubt, I highly recommend all parents bring their kids with them to India! It is a magical experience for everyone!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicH0d-AJ41WKskzoJeWIsooUpLq-cGfn_S3zkHOsDWiQR4h55GjNOfPJctxZwJ0hcTpAfL9Xj424NRfPbwU-UCsfvdrBt807ZoDrnFu1iB2GKpEPIuYIuLxa49rwTawsTAJISh/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicH0d-AJ41WKskzoJeWIsooUpLq-cGfn_S3zkHOsDWiQR4h55GjNOfPJctxZwJ0hcTpAfL9Xj424NRfPbwU-UCsfvdrBt807ZoDrnFu1iB2GKpEPIuYIuLxa49rwTawsTAJISh/s400/018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694938221299472978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMl_Ui9jiFYjzCjhBoDvIAqXcm5LMHZf2zkrk6jjTnHgmZvctxvHxQEV3Bnc7TUN_aoMssn1SXTnvS1UPsCtFFPEWPotfKb2OVVsOBcyWOmsuZS9gZ4epnAJP_rinNxEZZ0VF/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMl_Ui9jiFYjzCjhBoDvIAqXcm5LMHZf2zkrk6jjTnHgmZvctxvHxQEV3Bnc7TUN_aoMssn1SXTnvS1UPsCtFFPEWPotfKb2OVVsOBcyWOmsuZS9gZ4epnAJP_rinNxEZZ0VF/s400/013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694938217089472226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeUhQ5vPLZBg1w-1_LXVISZ9EKLQ6qK1UP8k1jOlktDWyLN3_9Yitncd7R6hFj0jaNOvVA0isL37otYfp3N82SRDlseTuFAs6U5_94BHRugwqFhssiYVP7ynGlk7JutFmQsEQ/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeUhQ5vPLZBg1w-1_LXVISZ9EKLQ6qK1UP8k1jOlktDWyLN3_9Yitncd7R6hFj0jaNOvVA0isL37otYfp3N82SRDlseTuFAs6U5_94BHRugwqFhssiYVP7ynGlk7JutFmQsEQ/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694938211713971298" /></a><br />Kaiden, Kwang and I send love and joy your way :) until next time...<br /><div><br /></div></div>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205599.post-46618296720582844812012-01-07T11:13:00.000-05:002012-01-07T11:53:30.936-05:00Enjoying MysoreOur first few days in Mysore have been wonderful, apart from a wicked bout of jet lag, and a wee bit of delhi belly. Kaiden and I both dealing with it, but of course Mr. G.I. of steal, Kwang, is just fine and dandy eating anything his heart desires! He's always been that way though, and whenever he and I travel ANYWHERE I usually get a little off and he's perfectly fine..well except that one time in Thailand but that story is for another day :)<div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzn6iUR5b-0mIx2meB7YnKh6noVVQmFdmQQOc0azdXvGX5GOPfQn_TP0HqjnI5ZIXoA7GJYHhk892AwfeD5wIHR6T9FrcQA9ZbpiDQ_xVYJXKYB_xd232ilE5GyQkZA5VmNVq/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694932728394610162" /><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left; ">Its crazy how the days are already starting to sort of mesh together like one big moment. Kaiden is so adorable I just can't stand it - he loves coconuts, cows, rickshaws, horns, pigs, traffic...all the little details of India that make her so unique.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbok1gICwyISmU8uKFCnAvTfZr8AF9E1qfzZrQNDa_zKgxBDIBC5Gp3MsMMssCMnQL4El26YCh_s_LBom4a1bHWc9HEeLXq1ITrpC0kVphmR7GekOdGuONDzW5Ax6PZ4fXPTzc/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbok1gICwyISmU8uKFCnAvTfZr8AF9E1qfzZrQNDa_zKgxBDIBC5Gp3MsMMssCMnQL4El26YCh_s_LBom4a1bHWc9HEeLXq1ITrpC0kVphmR7GekOdGuONDzW5Ax6PZ4fXPTzc/s400/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694932725124926082" /></a>No words can truly express my gratitude for this moment in time, I shall truly savor these days for the rest of my life! I selfishly wish so deeply that Kwang could stay longer...he leaves us on Wednesday. I cannot describe how amazing it has been to be in Mysore with Kaiden and Kwang - to be away from the busy busy busy days in America, teaching at the Shala, Ivy Hawn, privates, managing the shala, meetings and phone calls...its been a blessing a curse that I'm without a good internet connection or phone services here, but certainly more a blessing while in India...Kwang, Kaiden and I have spent more quality time as a family these last few days than we ever have. I wish I could bottle this time and keep it forever. I feel lucky and grateful Kaiden and I will have another two months together here - i know it will be very magical, I only wish Kwang could be here too. </div></div>kristayoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195730768200245191noreply@blogger.com0